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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AT FIRE
STATIONS IN SALFORD
FIRE stations in Salford are opening their
doors to teach lifesaving skills and fire safety
tips to pupils from local high schools as part
of a new youth engagement partnership.
called YE@.
Aimed at pupils who are not fully engaging in
the school curriculum, over four sessions,
groups of up to 12 pupils from the high
Salford Borough Manager Paul Petrykowski
said: “As a service we work closely with our
partners, in this case Salford’s Team Around
School (TAS) workers, to have a positive
influence in the communities we serve.
“This youth engagement initiative, which
we’ve called YE@ (Youth Engagement@) - is a
good example of how we can use our
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schools learn about anti-social behaviour and
its impact on GMFRS and the community
inside their local fire station.
ECCLES CREWS TAKE PART IN PRAYER
RELAY
FIREFIGHTERS from Eccles Fire Station took
part in a Relay of Prayer alongside pupils from
two Salford schools in celebration of the
Olympic Games.
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standing in the community to have a positive
impact.”
The YE@ partnership between Greater
Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and
Salford City Council follows a successful pilot
scheme involving around 20 pupils from Buile
Hill High last year.
Linking in with St Mary’s Roman Catholic
Primary School in Eccles as part of the
Diocese of Salford’s Catholic schools event,
they carried the Relay of Prayer baton in their
fire engine to St Joseph’s Roman Catholic
Primary School in Ordsall on Monday, June
25.
Green Watch Crew Manager Gabs Campbell
said: “We were delighted to be asked to take
part in the event by St Mary’s because they
explained how the event was all about how
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